English
Submitted By: M. Taha Ahmad
Class: BSCS – Boys
Date: 2023-12-07
Submitted To: Prof. Gulam Dastgir
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Table of English Tenses
Tenses
Past Present Future
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Use: General truths or facts.
Subject + base verb (e.g., I
Affirmative:
work).
Example: She works at a
bank.
Use: Habbits of routines.
Subject + do/does + not +
Siimple Negative: base verb (e.g., She does
not work).
Example: I don't like coffee.
PRESENT
Use: Habits or routines.
Do/does + subject + base
Interrogative:
verb? (e.g., Do you work?)
Example: I don't like coffee.
Use:Actions happening now.
Subject + am/is/are +
Affirmative: present participle (e.g., I am
working).
Example: We are watching a
movie.
Use:Temporary actions.
Subject + am/is/are + not +
Continuous Negative: present participle (e.g., They
are not studying).
Example:She isn't studying
right now.
Use:
Changing or developing
situations. 3
Am/is/are + subject +
Interrogative: present participle? (e.g., Are
you listening?)
Example:
Use: Past actions with a
connection to the present.
Subject + have/has + past
Affirmative participle (e.g., They have
visited).
Example: I have traveled to
many countries.
Use: Unspecified time by the
past.
Subject + have/has + not + past
Perfect Negative: participle (e.g., She has not
finished).
Example: She hasn't eaten
sushi before.
Use: Experiences in life.
Present
Have/has + subject + past
Interrogative participle? (e.g., Have you seen
it?)
Example: Have you ever visited
Paris?
Use: Duration of an activity that
started in the past and
continues to the present.
Subject + have/has + been +
Affirmative present participle (e.g., They
have been working).
Example: They have been
living here for five years.
Use: Emphasis on the process.
Perfect Continuous Subject + have/has + not +
Negative: been + present participle (e.g., I
have not been studying).
Example: He hasn't been
playing the piano for long. 4
Have/has + subject + been +
Example: Have you been
Interrogative present participle? (e.g., Have
learning Spanish?
you been waiting?)
Use: To express completed
actions in the past
Subject + Past tense of the
Affirmative
verb (e.g., I played).
Example: She visited the
museum yesterday.
Use: To narrate a series of
past events.
Subject + Did not (didn't) +
Past Simple Negative base form of the verb (e.g., I
didn't play)
Example: We didn't watch the
movie last night.
Use: To talk about past
habits or states.
Did + Subject + base form of
Interrogative
the verb (e.g., Did you play?).
Past
Example: Did you finish your
homework?
Use: To describe actions that
were in progress at a specific
Subject + Was/Were + time in the past.
Affirmative Present Participle (-ing form
of the verb) Example: She was reading a
book when the power went
out.
Use: To provide background
information in a story.
Subject + Wasn't/Weren't +
Past Continuous Negative
Present Participle
Example: They weren't
playing video games when I
called them.
Use: To emphasize the
duration of an action or 5
situation.
Was/Were + Subject +
Interrogative
Present Participle?
Example: Were you working
on the assignment when the
teacher came in?
Use: To indicate an action that
was completed before another
action in the past.
Subject + Had + Past Participle
Affirmative (e.g., She had finished her
work.)
Example: By the time we
arrived, the party had already
started.
Use: Often used with the
simple past to show the order
Perfect of two events.
Subject + Had not (Hadn't) +
Negative Past Participle (e.g., They
hadn't seen each other before.)
Example: She hadn't realized
that the concert was canceled.
Subject + Had not (Hadn't) +
Example: Had they met before
Interrogative Past Participle (e.g., They
the conference?
Past
hadn't seen each other before.)
Use: To emphasize the
duration of an action that was
ongoing before another action
in the past.
Subject + Had been + Present
Affirmative
Participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: He had been cooking
for hours before the guests
arrived.
Use: It's used when the focus
is on the duration of an activity
Perfect Continuous rather than its completion.
Subject + Had not been (Hadn't
Negative
been) + Present Participle
Example: They hadn't been
practicing the song for very
long. 6
Example: Had you been
Had + Subject + Been +
Interrogative studying all night before the
Present Participle
exam?
Use: To express
predictions or future
certainty.
Subject + Will + Base
Affirmative
form of the verb
Example: She will visit
her friend tomorrow.
Use: To talk about
scheduled events or
Simple Subject + Will not actions.
Negative (Won't) + Base form of
the verb
Example: I won't be at
the meeting.
Future
Will + Subject + Base Example: Will they
Interrogative
form of the verb come to the party?
Subject + Will be + Example: At this time
Affirmative Present Participle (-ing tomorrow, I will be
form of the verb) working.
Subject + Will not be
They won't be traveling
Continuous Negative (Won't be) + Present
next week.
Participle
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Example: Will you be
Will + Subject + be +
Interrogative attending the
Present Participle
conference?
Use: To express the
completion of an action before
a specific point in the future.
Subject + Will have + Past
Affirmative
Participle
Example: By the end of the
month, he will have finished
the project.
Future
Use: To talk about an action
that will be finished before
Perfect Tense another action in the future.
Subject + Will not have (Won't
Negative
have) + Past Participle
Example: I won't have
completed the report by
tomorrow.
Example: Will they have
Will + Subject + have + Past
Interrogative arrived by the time we get
Participle
there?
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